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Tokyo Olympics : Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra tops qualification with a throw of 86.65 metres
At the Olympic Stadium, the 23-year-old Chopra, the junior world champion, cleared the automatic qualifying mark of 83.50 metres with his first attempt of 86.65 metres in Group A to emerge a strong contender for a medal in the final to be held on Saturday. All eyes will be on Chopra on Saturday's final as he is on a roll this season and is the owner of the national record -- 88.07m -- which he achieved at the Indian Grand Prix in March.
Tokyo Olympics : Olympic swim stars enter quarantine on return to Australia
More than 100 members of the Australian Olympic team arrived in the Northern Territory on Tuesday where they will undergo 14 days of quarantine, mandatory for all international arrivals to Australia. Among the 115 athletes and support staff on board the flight were members of the swimming team that won a record nine gold medals in Tokyo, the number of which is more than at the previous two games combined.
Set to overtake Kumble, Anderson ready to play all 5 Tests vs India
A run of five Tests in six weeks against India may not be ideal for 39-year-old Anderson, a veteran of 162 Tests. But he is geared up. Anderson (617 wickets), who is just three wickets short of surpassing Anil Kumble (619) to become the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history, behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708), says he is planning to play all five Tests.
Rahul, Vihari emerge options to open for India in 1st Test
It will be a tough task to beat England in England considering that India are struggling to find an opener to provide stability and a pace bowling all-rounder who can bring in the balance. One thing going for India is that they have managed to spend some time in England. On all the recent three tours -- 2011, 2014 and 2018 -- acclimatisation to the weather conditions was a worry. No wonder, India lost series on all three occasions.
Tokyo Olympic hockey: India face Germany for bronze, Australia vs Belgium for gold
Australia defeated Germany 3-1 in the second semi-final at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. India had lost to world champions Belgium 2-5 in the first semi-final earlier in the day. Australia have won their lone Olympic Games gold medal in 2004 in Athens while Belgium had lost to Argentina 2-4 in the final in 2016 in Rio.
PV Sindhu accorded warm welcome on arrival in Delhi
Hundreds of fans poured in and gave Sindhu a befitting welcome with drums and dhols. Sindhu had created history by becoming the first Indian women to win two Olympic medals for the country. The government of Andhra Pradesh has announced to reward of Rs 30 lakh for the ace shuttler who had also won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles bags bronze in balance beam, first medal in Tokyo
Simone finished third behind Chinese duo of Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing. Simone ended with a total of 14.000 points after getting 6.100 for difficulty and 7.900 for execution. Guan had a total of 14.633 while Tang had 14.233. The 24-year-old American returned to competition after a week due to mental health concerns, especially the 'twisties'. Simone, the reigning world champion on the balance beam.
Leander's trainer Sanjay Singh guides Brazilian doubles player to Olympic glory
The Brazilian pair of Luisa and Laura Pigossi defeated the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) duo of Elena Vesnina and Veronika Kudermetova 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 to clinch bronze in Tokyo. It was Brazil's maiden tennis medal at the Olympics after the country came close in 1996 Atlanta when Fernando Meligeni lost to Paes in the bronze-medal match.
Tokyo Olympics hockey: What India needs to do in bronze-medal match
The Indian defence allowed Belgium 14 penalty corners, of which they converted three. India did defend the PCs well -- Amit Rohidas was quick to rush out and not allow the Belgian drag-flickers a lot of room and angles to place their shots -- but they could not stop the balls from hitting the defenders' legs and bodies, conceding more PCs.
Tokyo Olympics: Norway's Warholm wins men's 400m hurdles with new world record
Coming into the race as the favourite after breaking the 29-year-old world record of Kevin Young a month ago, Warholm crossed the finishing line first in 45.94 seconds, slicing a huge chunk from his previous mark of 46.70. Rai Benjamin of the United States won the silver in 46.17 and Alison dos Santos of Brazil took bronze in 46.72.
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